Saturday, July 31, 2010

COMMENTS: For those who think Chad Billingsley lacks heart: He volunteered to pitch today. On three days' rest. And given that he's the Dodgers' best pitcher not named Kershaw, his timing couldn't have been better. As for the rest of the team...was last night's ninth-inning outburst a sign of things to come, or an offensive aberration?

More than just the bats will have to rise from the dead for the Dodgers to avoid raising the white flag soon. They also have to reduce their errors, both of the mental and box-score variety. And they have to stay healthy — we'll see if James Loney, hit on the right hand by a Jonathan Sanchez pitch last night, makes the starting lineup today.

The trading deadline is right about gametime, so Scott Podsednik may have some new teammates by the time this one starts. Oh, and if you espy a bunch of Dodger fans watching the game at an undisclosed public location, eating and drinking and furiously posting clever Game Thread comments on their handheld devices, that's just SoSG Fest 2010. Cheers!

LIke MLASF, I have defended Colletti on many occasions. This deal stinks to high heaven. However, the one big question is how much of it is him making a shitty decision and how much of it is McCourt saying "This is what I want because I get some spousal support money back in the deal."

The worst part of the trade is the fact that DeWitt is better than Theriot in every facet of their game. Better fielding, better hitting, healthy. Theriot is in no way an improvement, and I can't see how anybody could spin the swap as an improvement.

I'm whatever on this deal. It sucks and it won't help us get into the post season but I'm done complaining. With all the shit that has been going on with the dodgers I'm just going to be happy they aren't trading everyone away.

Welcome back Teddy! Close to home again. I am very excited about that.

But my stomach hurts because as happy as I am to watch Ted in Dodger blue I am not happy about how got here and after we fail to make the playoffs it will basically be Dewitt and prospects for as Josh would say thLAriot.

The only baseball player I know with the name Lamb is Mike Lamb of the Marlins. I'm guessing Lambo, which makes the trade that much sadder, since J-Mac and Lambo were two of the most touted prospects in the system.

One weird part is that there are only 21 guys available today. No DeWitt, Ethier (baby being born), Kershaw (still serving suspension), or McDonald. Tomorrow I'm guessing is when Lilly, Theriot, and Dotel arrive.

I am getting the other FOX game (DET vs BOS) so I have to listen to Charlie and Rick

These trades today are making me madder and madder. I don't see any positives to these except:1. Maybe we will sign Lilly for next year.2. We don't have to keep hoping James McDonald will turn into a good player

Past that, I don't see how these guys will help us make the playoffs or help us after this year. If they don't, then this is a huge negative all the way around

this is a team hitting slump perpetuated by hitting in tough parks (Dodger Stadium and the pet store) and against tough pitchers (Padres no-names and Lincecum/Zito). We need some games against Arizona to feel good about ourselves again

We just sold the farm for a reliever, starter, and crappy second baseman. We have no discernible offense, no reliable reliever, the GM is a moron, our best hitter couldn't care less about us, I have nothing invested in this team anymore. We could lose every single game we play now, and I wouldn't give a shit. It's over.